• @rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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    84 months ago

    Just vultures. It’s pure corruption. People of the kind that already rule Russia.

    Any kind of progress, justice, right etc they don’t respect.

    Big fish eating smaller fish is one thing they respect, and they also want more privacy while stealing, and the ability to spy after everyone else and coerce courts and institutions.

    It’s that simple.

    • @Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee
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      74 months ago

      Agreed. We have allowed our democratic system to be quietly stolen from us without even really noticing. I think we either need to properly reclaim it or to start new systems away from it. The Fediverse is a really good example of the latter.

      • @rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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        84 months ago

        The fediverse exists in the web, while they exist in the reality and command police, people in airports and train stations, military, internet service providers, etc.

        • @Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee
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          33 months ago

          I would argue that the web is part of reality - it’s our main method of communication. It might be small but I think it’s a good example of successful self-organisation away from government/business/finance.

          • @rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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            33 months ago

            It might be small but I think it’s a good example of successful self-organisation away from government/business/finance.

            It’s definitely not small, and backbones and intercontinental cables and such are not self-organization.

            Late 90-s and early 00-s web, however were such an example. But they still relied on benevolence of ICQ and AIM owners, OS vendors, organizations making standards.

        • wanderingmagus
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          34 months ago

          That’s why we should follow the example of the French and do a Revolution every now and then!